Money, power & elections : how campaign finance reform subverts American democracy / Rodney A. Smith.

Author/creator Smith, Rodney A., 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Campaign funds--United States.
Democracy--United States.

Variant title Money, power and elections
SeriesPolitics@media
Politics@media. ^A533746
Contents The folly of reform -- The rise and fall of citizen sovereignty -- Rome : a flawed model -- Citizen sovereignty : the dearest thing of all -- The constitution and America's first political campaign -- American democracy and political parties -- What is an election, anyway? -- Political campaigns and money -- The perceived corruption of money versus the real corruption of power -- We the sovereigns, not we the subjects -- The crux of the problem -- Supreme Court mandates run amok -- Empirical evidence -- Freedom of the press -- Political fund-raising : the current reality -- The twenty-eighth amendment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192).
LCCN 2005023906
ISBN0807131288 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807131282

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JK1991 .S58 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold